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Lebanese Hotline: Domestic Violence Shoots up by 51% Under Lockdown Published December 9th, 2020 - 11:59 GMT
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Figures released last week by the Internal Security Forces showed a 51-percent increase in domestic violence calls to its hotline since the start of COVID-19. The impact of the health pandemic on society has shone a spotlight on domestic and gender-based violence in Lebanon.
The ISF revealed the figures to coincide with the UN’s international #16days campaign to end gender-based violence. The report revealed a rise in cases of family violence, including the concerning figure of 14 percent of abused women to be under the age of 18.